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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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