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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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