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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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