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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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