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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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