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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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