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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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