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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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