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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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