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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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