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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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