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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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