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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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