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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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