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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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