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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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