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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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