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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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