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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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