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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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