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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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