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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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