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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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