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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing 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 stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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