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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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