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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers 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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