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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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