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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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