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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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