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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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