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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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