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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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