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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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