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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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