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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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