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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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