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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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