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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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