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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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