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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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