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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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