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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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