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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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