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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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