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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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