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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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