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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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