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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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