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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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