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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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