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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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