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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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