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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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