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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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