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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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