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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key 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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