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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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