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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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