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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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