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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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