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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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