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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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