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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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