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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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