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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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