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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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