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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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