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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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