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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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