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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key 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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