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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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