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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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