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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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