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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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