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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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