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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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