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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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