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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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