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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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