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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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