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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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