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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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