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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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