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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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