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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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