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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure 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 massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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