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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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