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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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