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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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