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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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