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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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