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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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