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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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