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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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