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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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