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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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