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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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