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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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