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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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