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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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