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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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