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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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