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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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