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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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