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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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