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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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