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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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