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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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