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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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