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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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