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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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