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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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