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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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