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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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