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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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