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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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