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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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