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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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