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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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