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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies 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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