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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)