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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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