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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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