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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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