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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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