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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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