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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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