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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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