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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 advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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