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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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