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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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