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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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