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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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