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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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