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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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