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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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