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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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