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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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