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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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