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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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