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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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