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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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