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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations 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 get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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