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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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