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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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