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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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