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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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