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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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