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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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