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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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