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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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