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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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