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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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