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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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