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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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