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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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