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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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