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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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