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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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