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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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