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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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