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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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