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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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