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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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