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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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