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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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