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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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