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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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