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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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