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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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