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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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