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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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