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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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