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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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