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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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