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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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