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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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