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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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