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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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