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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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