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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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