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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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