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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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