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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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