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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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