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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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