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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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