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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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