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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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