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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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