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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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