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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student 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 blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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