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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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