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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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