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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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