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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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