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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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