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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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