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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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