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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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