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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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