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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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