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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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