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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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