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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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