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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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