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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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