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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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