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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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