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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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