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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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