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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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