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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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