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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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