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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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