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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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