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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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