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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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