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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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