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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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