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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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