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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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