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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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