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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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