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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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