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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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