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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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