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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information 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 reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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