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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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