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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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