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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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