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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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