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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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