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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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