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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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