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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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