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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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