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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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