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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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