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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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