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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major 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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