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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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