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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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