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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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