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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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