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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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