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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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