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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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