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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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