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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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