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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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