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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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