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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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