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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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