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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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