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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes 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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