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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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