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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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