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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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