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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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