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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business 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 optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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