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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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