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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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