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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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