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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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