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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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