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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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