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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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