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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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