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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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