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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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