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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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