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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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