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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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