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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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