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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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