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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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