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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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