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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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