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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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