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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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