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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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