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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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