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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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