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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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