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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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