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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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