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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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