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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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