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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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