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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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