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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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