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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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