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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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