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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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