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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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