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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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