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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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