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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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