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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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