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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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