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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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