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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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