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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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