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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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