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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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