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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important 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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