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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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