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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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