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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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