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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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