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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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