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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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