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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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