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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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