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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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