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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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