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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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