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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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