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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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