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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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