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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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