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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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