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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants 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 generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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