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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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