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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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