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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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