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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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