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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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