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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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