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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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