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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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