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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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