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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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