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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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