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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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