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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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