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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major 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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