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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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