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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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