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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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