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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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