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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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