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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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