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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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