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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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