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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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