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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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