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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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