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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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