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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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