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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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