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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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