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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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