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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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