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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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