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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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