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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important 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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