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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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