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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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