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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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