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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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