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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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