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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in 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 massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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