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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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