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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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