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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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