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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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