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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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