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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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