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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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