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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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