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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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