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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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