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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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