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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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