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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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