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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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