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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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