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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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