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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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