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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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