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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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