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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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