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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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