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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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