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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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