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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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