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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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