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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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