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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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