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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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