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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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