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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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