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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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