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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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