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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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