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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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