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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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