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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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