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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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