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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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