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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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