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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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