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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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