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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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