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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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