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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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