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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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