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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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