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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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