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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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