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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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