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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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