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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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