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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates 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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