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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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