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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models 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 optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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