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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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