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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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