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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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