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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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