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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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