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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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