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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the 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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