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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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