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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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