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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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