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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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