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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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