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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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