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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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