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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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