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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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