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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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