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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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