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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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