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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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