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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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