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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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