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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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