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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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