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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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