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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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