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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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