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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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