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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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