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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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