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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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