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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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