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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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