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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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