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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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