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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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