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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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