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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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