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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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