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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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