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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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