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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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