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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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