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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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