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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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