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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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