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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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