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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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