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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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