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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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