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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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