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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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