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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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