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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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