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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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