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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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