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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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