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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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