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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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