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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines 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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