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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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