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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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