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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the 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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