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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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