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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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