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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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