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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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