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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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