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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low 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 technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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