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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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