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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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