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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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