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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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