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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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