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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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