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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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