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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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