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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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