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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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