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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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