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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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