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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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