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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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