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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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