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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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