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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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