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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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