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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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