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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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