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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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