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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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