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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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