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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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