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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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